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Dang.. Sharkeys closed too? I recall seeing something like that down on Central awile back.
I've played the Chalet a few if not more times.
Loven.. yes, I know Jeff.. I think most of the cities players do. I took a few lessons from him myself.
When I first moved up to the cities I was in the Blondes,'84-86 which was rather good humor as I'm not blond...more of a light brown. It was either them or Counter Attack, and I didn't want to do a gig with them.
After Blondes became Rockets Red Glare.. I quit, thankfully before NIBS burned down as they were the band there when that happened years later.
I played in a few other bands, Identity Crisis, and the original inception of Eternal Teenagers before Lenny Dimancari (whatever his name is) joined on.
After that I quit gigging for a while. Still played at home but not regular. I didn't gig out on weekends as much as I wanted to as work was a little more demanding.
I did a couple other gigs in early 90's, but they fell apart.
In the mid 90's I started getting back into again. I played out jobbing with Raven Wolfe doing KQ stuff. I also had an offer from a former friend in Head East (Kurt Hansen) whom I met before I moved to the cities. ( I gigged in other bands from 80-84)
He left Head East and was starting up his own band..sent him a tape, we made arrangements to join up in a couple weeks, rehearse and go to Sturgis for the first gig.
Long story short.. by the time he got the material to me I only had 4 days left before I had to leave for Lake Geneva. which was where the band was being based out of (couple guys weere form Chicago area)..I had to many commitments tying up my time and loose ends to devote to a full time road gig that had an sketchy schedule. Plus 4 days was a cram for all these tunes.
I bowed out.. needless to say, he was pretty pissed as he to play a debut gig in Sturgis in about a week. I guess from what I hear from guys in other bands that played.. they got canned. The drummer trashed the house set cause he couldn't use his riser.. that was the end of that gig...so it's probably a good thing I didnt go.
Oh, I auditioned for Lance's King Machine and CR. Lance ended up hiring someone else more well known and CR went 4 piece. Mike from CR used to play in Kings machine.
I'm jobbing about again nowadays again. I worked 2nd shift for many years so I really couldnt pursue music..but now that layoffs are abundant.. it's been handy for extra cash. Lately I've been working for Bugsy Segal band. (not the gangster)
[ February 16, 2003, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: charvelguy ]
Dang.. Sharkeys closed too? I recall seeing something like that down on Central awile back.
I've played the Chalet a few if not more times.
Loven.. yes, I know Jeff.. I think most of the cities players do. I took a few lessons from him myself.
When I first moved up to the cities I was in the Blondes,'84-86 which was rather good humor as I'm not blond...more of a light brown. It was either them or Counter Attack, and I didn't want to do a gig with them.
After Blondes became Rockets Red Glare.. I quit, thankfully before NIBS burned down as they were the band there when that happened years later.
I played in a few other bands, Identity Crisis, and the original inception of Eternal Teenagers before Lenny Dimancari (whatever his name is) joined on.
After that I quit gigging for a while. Still played at home but not regular. I didn't gig out on weekends as much as I wanted to as work was a little more demanding.
I did a couple other gigs in early 90's, but they fell apart.
In the mid 90's I started getting back into again. I played out jobbing with Raven Wolfe doing KQ stuff. I also had an offer from a former friend in Head East (Kurt Hansen) whom I met before I moved to the cities. ( I gigged in other bands from 80-84)
He left Head East and was starting up his own band..sent him a tape, we made arrangements to join up in a couple weeks, rehearse and go to Sturgis for the first gig.
Long story short.. by the time he got the material to me I only had 4 days left before I had to leave for Lake Geneva. which was where the band was being based out of (couple guys weere form Chicago area)..I had to many commitments tying up my time and loose ends to devote to a full time road gig that had an sketchy schedule. Plus 4 days was a cram for all these tunes.
I bowed out.. needless to say, he was pretty pissed as he to play a debut gig in Sturgis in about a week. I guess from what I hear from guys in other bands that played.. they got canned. The drummer trashed the house set cause he couldn't use his riser.. that was the end of that gig...so it's probably a good thing I didnt go.
Oh, I auditioned for Lance's King Machine and CR. Lance ended up hiring someone else more well known and CR went 4 piece. Mike from CR used to play in Kings machine.
I'm jobbing about again nowadays again. I worked 2nd shift for many years so I really couldnt pursue music..but now that layoffs are abundant.. it's been handy for extra cash. Lately I've been working for Bugsy Segal band. (not the gangster)
[ February 16, 2003, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: charvelguy ]
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